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Pissed dad sells son's car to teach lesson for weed, "acting all a thug"
Posted on 6/7/16 at 10:41 am
Posted on 6/7/16 at 10:41 am
Posted on 6/7/16 at 10:45 am to Nuts4LSU
Good for him. The parents bought the car and if the kid can't live by the rules they set forth for him to have that privilege than so be it.
Posted on 6/7/16 at 10:48 am to Nuts4LSU
Maybe the dad should have been as committed to parenting before his son started doing drugs.
Posted on 6/7/16 at 11:02 am to Nuts4LSU
Title is misleading.
Needs to read "Pissed dad sells his own car that he let his son drive to teach lesson"
Needs to read "Pissed dad sells his own car that he let his son drive to teach lesson"
Posted on 6/7/16 at 11:49 am to Nuts4LSU
The Dad is being vindictive. The lesson should have been that there are consequences for not following rules.
The kid learned that it's okay to be shitty to people over whom you hold power and that public humiliation is acceptable.
The kid learned that it's okay to be shitty to people over whom you hold power and that public humiliation is acceptable.
Posted on 6/7/16 at 1:11 pm to Nuts4LSU
Similar situation happened to me my junior year of HS.
Old man kept telling me over and over to quit smoking bud in the car in case I caused an accident and we were sued.
Long story short, I didn't stop and ended up coming home from schopl one afternoon to find that he had sold my car (I paid half and he paid half on a Toyota Celica).
I hated him at the time (roughly a decade ago) but I'm a better man for it. Immaturity is a mother fricker
Old man kept telling me over and over to quit smoking bud in the car in case I caused an accident and we were sued.
Long story short, I didn't stop and ended up coming home from schopl one afternoon to find that he had sold my car (I paid half and he paid half on a Toyota Celica).
I hated him at the time (roughly a decade ago) but I'm a better man for it. Immaturity is a mother fricker
This post was edited on 6/7/16 at 1:29 pm
Posted on 6/7/16 at 1:35 pm to Nuts4LSU
Good! It'll build up character.
Posted on 6/7/16 at 2:03 pm to Nuts4LSU
That kid looks like an a-hole
Posted on 6/7/16 at 2:10 pm to Kentucker
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The kid learned that it's okay to be shitty to people over whom you hold power
That's a ridiculous statement. Shitty things happen to shitty people. The kid made a conscious decision to be a shitty person, despite being warned what the consequences of those actions would be.
Posted on 6/7/16 at 2:31 pm to Kentucker
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The Dad is being vindictive. The lesson should have been that there are consequences for not following rules.
The kid learned that it's okay to be shitty to people over whom you hold power and that public humiliation is acceptable.
Is this real life?
Posted on 6/7/16 at 3:38 pm to LewDawg
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That kid looks like an a-hole
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Gieger bought his son the '98 Ford Explorer for his 16th birthday to drive to school and to work.
The article said the kid got it for his 16th birthday. The video said he was 18.
So he was smoking dope and "thugging" for two years? That's far longer than I would have put up with his behavior.
Posted on 6/7/16 at 3:56 pm to Evolved Simian
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Shitty things happen to shitty people.
Yes, they do. And, on principle, they should.
However, this is a parent/child relationship and the goal is to teach, not batter. I fully support the Dad's decision to sell the SUV.
That's not being shitty on his part. Apparently he put up with the kid's shitty behavior for two years.
His shittyness comes from wanting his son to see the vehicle being driven by someone else. That's vengeful and not an appropriate parenting tactic, IMO.
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The kid made a conscious decision to be a shitty person, despite being warned what the consequences of those actions would be.
Yes he did. People are born bad. If kids can get away with being bad they most certainly will do what pleases them.
They have to learn that consequences for being bad are real. Losing the SUV really brought that home to the kid.
The father's public humiliation of the kid was bad. It wasn't necessary. He did it because he could, not because he should.
The net message the father sent is that when someone you control does something you disapprove of, it's appropriate to not only punish them but to belittle and humiliate them.
Posted on 6/7/16 at 3:58 pm to DynastyDawg
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Is this real life?
People being shitty to their subordinates?
Posted on 6/7/16 at 8:53 pm to Kentucker
Dad is pissed sells car
No problem
Kid acts like dad doesn't want him to
No problem
People not getting weed is still against the law and SCOTUS will end up deciding if legal.
No problem
Kid acts like dad doesn't want him to
No problem
People not getting weed is still against the law and SCOTUS will end up deciding if legal.
Posted on 6/8/16 at 7:17 am to Nuts4LSU
I would do similar. Kids today have no discipline.
Posted on 6/8/16 at 9:13 am to Nuts4LSU
This story is so westside pooval county it hurts. Smoking weed is so thug, I often confuse Tommy chong for a triple OG.
Posted on 6/9/16 at 8:31 am to Kentucker
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The net message the father sent is that when someone you control does something you disapprove of, it's appropriate to not only punish them but to belittle and humiliate them.
Kid was breaking the LAW, moron! And putting his family's financial situation is possible jeopardy along with risking his freedom.
Strong dad with rules and CONSEQUENCES are exactly what kids need.
Life isn't unfair, it's fair. You do shite wrong, you usually come out on the short end, period. Learn to do it right, you're usually rewarded.
Kid was doing wrong and warned. Consequences!
Posted on 6/9/16 at 9:03 am to GeeOH
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Kid was breaking the LAW, moron!
Kid was acting up for two years, idiot. Dad knew it and tolerated it.
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Strong dad with rules and CONSEQUENCES are exactly what kids need.
Every kid needs a strong authority figure from childhood to adulthood. Doesn't have to be a Dad, who, in our culture of divorce and single motherhood, is frequently absent.
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Life isn't unfair, it's fair. You do shite wrong, you usually come out on the short end, period. Learn to do it right, you're usually rewarded.
You need to meet the children of helicopter parents.
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Kid was doing wrong and warned. Consequences!
Lost the SUV - appropriate punishment.
Publicly humiliated - inappropriate punishment. Should have kept it within the family.
This post was edited on 6/9/16 at 9:09 am
Posted on 6/9/16 at 9:06 am to Kentucker
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to people over whom you hold power and that public humiliation is acceptable.
Well,if that's the case we need to deep six the EBT cards that look like Chase Visa cards and go back to bona fide food stamps and a little booklet. A little shaming and embarrassment at the checkout line might make some bozo take more responsibility and look for work and make better decisions in general.
Posted on 6/9/16 at 9:28 am to I-59 Tiger
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Well,if that's the case we need to deep six the EBT cards that look like Chase Visa cards and go back to bona fide food stamps and a little booklet. A little shaming and embarrassment at the checkout line might make some bozo take more responsibility and look for work and make better decisions in general
Couldn't agree more. In fact, from my libertarian viewpoint I don't think welfare is an appropriate government function. Welfare should be in the private sector.
Your example does not reflect a personal relationship. The OP does. Also, your example is one involving adult decisions. The OP details a decision by a child that leads to consequences.
Most posters are not distinguishing a difference between an impersonal adult/adult relationship and a parent/child relationship in this thread. When one adult is wronged by another adult, the matter usually winds up in a very public court and a decision is handed down by a judge.
The adult who is wrong is subjected to public humiliation as part of the punishment. That's appropriate.
However, when a parent publicly assails his child for breaking a family rule, I see that as inappropriate. I think social media is exacerbating this phenomenon that amounts to a public scrutiny of the family and weakens its bonds.
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